The state of Washington announced Monday that it has filed a lawsuit against Facebook and Google for violating the transparency law in state-owned advertising campaigns, as both companies do not appear to have kept track of who bought ads during the election.
Attorney General Bob Ferguson, ο οποίος δημοσίευσε copies of pipelines (you can find them here and here ) on its website, stated that it would seek sanctions and a ban on non-disclosure of advertising spending in the 2013 elections.
Facebook, on the other hand, announced that it is looking forward to a speedy resolution of the lawsuit, since recently διέθεσε τα κατάλληλα εργαλεία που επιτρέπουν τον έλεγχο στο ποιος αγοράζει πολιτικές διαφημίσεις από το κοινωνικό δίκτυο. Όπως το Facebook, έτσι και η Google έχει δεσμευτεί να διατηρεί ένα ηλεκτρονικό αρχείο για όσους χρησιμοποιούν τις υπηρεσίες της.
Facebook and Google have been criticized by lawmakers, users and various activists for their role in selling political ads, as Russians allegedly used fake profiles to advertise to influence US voters in the US presidential election. USA in 2016.
Unlike most U.S. districts, both Washington and Seattle have laws since the 1970s that require advertising companies (such as radio stations, for example) to disclose who buys political ads.
Bob Ferguson said his office received a complaint from a citizen in April alleging that Facebook and Google had not provided the legally required information about their political ads.
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